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Friends of the Newark Free Library records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0592
Abstract

The records of the Friends of the Newark Free Library in Newark, Delaware, include correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and other material documenting the organization and activities of the group.

Dates: 1966-2016

Records of the Friendship Fire Company of Wilmington, Delaware

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0463
Abstract

Records from the Friendship Fire Company of Wilmington, Delaware, the first volunteer fire department in the city’s history, including the fire company's constitution, act of incorporation, rules and regulations, and official minutes from 1784 to 1828.

Dates: 1784-1828

Granite Mansion Fund, Inc., documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0180
Abstract

The Granite Mansion Fund, Inc., papers include materials relating to the formation of the organization and its fundraising efforts to save the historic Granite Mansion structure from demolition in 1986.

Dates: 1986

Improved Order of Red Men, Great Council of the State of Delaware, State Orphans’ Board records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0014
Abstract

This volume consists of administrative and financial records created between 1931 and 1939 by the Improved Order of Red Men, Great Council of the State of Delaware, pertaining to the support of orphaned children. The records also highlight the group’s financial holdings.

Dates: 1931 January 1-1939 July 14

Frazer Jones papers of the Robert Kirkwood Society, Children of the American Revolution

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0450
Abstract

Two linear feet of correspondence, clippings, official records, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials primarily related to Junior President Frazer Jones’s work in the Robert Kirkwood Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

Dates: 1929-1968; Majority of material found within 1955-1965

Catherine W. Kallal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0543
Abstract

The Catherine W. Kallal papers pertain to the publication of Delaware Government by the League of Women Voters of Delaware, Kallal’s years as president of the LWV of Delaware and the LWV of Greater Wilmington, as well as information on environmental issues in Delaware from 1968 to 2005.

Dates: 1968-2005

Lincoln Club of Delaware records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0568
Abstract Begun in 1929 as an informal dinner-meeting of Abraham Lincoln admirers, the Lincoln Club of Delaware broadened its mission in the 1940s to "promote a better understanding of the ideals and achievements of Abraham Lincoln." The archive includes minutes, financial papers, publications, agenda, reports, invitations, programs, membership lists, clippings and other material related to the Club’s activities and to Abraham Lincoln. In addition, the collection contains material publicizing the...
Dates: 1944-2005; Majority of material found within 1970-2004

Edith A. Lowther meeting notes for Presbyterian Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0176
Abstract

This notebook from Edith A. Lowther (1874-1948) contains her meeting notes for the Presbyterian Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies circa 1895. Although Lowther lived in Henry Clay, Delaware, most of her notes relate to a meeting held at Manokin Presbyterian Church in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Dates: approximately 1890-1895

Malcolm L. Mackenzie papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0611
Abstract This collection contains materials relating to Malcolm L. Mackenzie's publicity firm Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates and Mackenzie's personal involvement with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, other local cultural institutions, and his interests in general maritime history and historic ships. Materials include publicity materials, written reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, facsimile maps, newsletters, photographs, photograph negatives, slides, and sailing and...
Dates: circa 1926-2007

John McPhee draft of presidential nomination resolution

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0010
Abstract

Handwritten rought draft of a resolution to ratify and confirm the nomination of William H. Harrison as President and John Tyler as Vice-President of the United States.

Dates: circa 1839

Meeting minutes of the education committee of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0093
Abstract

This manuscript volume contains the meeting minutes for the New Castle Common Trustees’ education committee from 1851-1853 and 1868-1875. The minutes focus on the establishment and maintenance of the New Castle Institute.

Dates: 1851-1853, 1868-1875

Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0552
Abstract

The records of the Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, 1917-2006, document the structure and services of this regional trade organization. The collection includes founding documents, administrative records, meeting minutes, bulletins, financial statements, correspondence, convention programs, photographs, and other printed material relating to the organization.

Dates: 1917-2006

Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0580
Abstract

The records of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, spanning over twenty-five years beginning in 1978, document the work, activities, and annual meetings of the Conference, a body which is dedicated to bringing together professional and avocational archaeologists from across the mid-Atlantic region.

Dates: 1978-2004

Milford New Century Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0542
Abstract

The Milford New Century Club records document the history of the club from its founding in 1898 and demonstrate the intellectual, social, and civic commitment of club members.

Dates: 1900-2005

Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers

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Identifier: MSS 0629
Abstract The Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers document the life and career of the Delaware-based civil rights activist and educator Littleton P. Mitchell (1918-2004) and his wife Jane E. Mitchell (1921-2004). The collection contains material relating to his education, activities as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in a number of...
Dates: 1911-2009; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

David M. Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0328
Abstract

The David M. Nelson papers document the military, athletic, coaching, and administrative careers of twentieth century American football rules authority and former University of Delaware coach and administrator, David Moir Nelson.

Dates: 1936–1991; Majority of material found within 1951–1991

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0260
Abstract

The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Dates: 1893-2011

Nineteenth-century American military collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0541
Abstract The Nineteenth-century American military collection is an artificial collection that contains 1.6 linear feet of American military records spanning the period 1846-1903. The bulk of the collection dates from the American Civil War (1861-1865). Additional records are from the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) and the remainder of the nineteenth century. There are also five items pertaining to the Mexican War (1846-1848) and two documents from the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers...
Dates: 1846-1903; Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Pestalozzi Literary Society, Delaware College, Newark, Delaware

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0091
Abstract

This volume contains the constitution, bylaws, amendments, membership roster, and presidential oath for the Pestalozzi Literary Society of Delaware College (later the University of Delaware), an early student group for women at the previously all-male institution.

Dates: 1876 November 10-1886 January

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Torch Club of Delaware records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0522
Abstract

The International Association of Torch Clubs is a civic organization that was founded to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among professionals. The Torch Club of Delaware records include administrative documents, financial records, monthly meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting the social, intellectual, and financial changes in the club.

Dates: 1930-2012

William H. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0570
Abstract

The William H. Williams Papers, spanning the dates 1907-2006, comprise 11.6 linear feet of manuscripts, academic papers, correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, and academic research relating to the areas of study and publications of Williams, a prominent Delaware historian based in Sussex County, Delaware. The collection is divided into six series, with series III. through VI. corresponding to major subject areas studied by Williams.

Dates: 1907-2006; Majority of material found within 1976-2004

Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0532
Abstract

The Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.), records, spanning the dates 1920-2002, and detail the social and civic life of this women's club located in Claymont, Delaware.

Dates: 1920-2002

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Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 2
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Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
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American Association of University Women. Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) 1
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Barratt’s Chapel (Kent County, Del.) 1
Bates, George Handy, 1845-1916 1
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Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Brown, Harry Fletcher, 1867-1944 1
Burdick, Kim, 1948- 1
Böer, K. W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1926-2018 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Committee of 100 (London, England) 1
Conway, Charles 1
Crozier, Archibald 1
Delaware (Ship) 1
Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware Art Museum 1
Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences--Archives 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware College. Pestalozzi Literary Society 1
Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice 1
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Delaware Home Economics Association 1
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Delaware Women's Conference, Inc. 1
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Delaware. General Assembly 1
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
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Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 1
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Elliot, Mary Jane 1
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association--Archives 1
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Ferraro, Geraldine 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
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Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
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Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
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Friendship Fire Company (Wilmington, Del.) 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
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Governor Bacon Health Center 1
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